Booroobin

Booroobin is a rural locality split between the City of Moreton Bay and the Sunshine Coast Region in Queensland, Australia.^[2][3] In the 2021 census, Booroobin had a population of 258 people.^[1]

Booroobin Queensland
Booroobin
Booroobin
Coordinates	26.8219°S 152.7758°E / -26.8219; 152.7758 (Booroobin (locality))
Population	258 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	7.842/km2 (20.31/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4552
Area	32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	11.6 km (7 mi) SW of Maleny 42.7 km (27 mi) W of Caloundra CBD 50.8 km (32 mi) NNW of Caboolture 96.6 km (60 mi) N of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	City of Moreton Bay Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Glass House Buderim
Federal division(s)	Fisher Blair
Suburbs around Booroobin: Conondale Wootha Peachester Conondale Bellthorpe Booroobin Peachester Bellthorpe Cedarton Commissioners Flat

Geography

Booroobin is the source of the Stanley River and the Mary River. A section of Bellthorpe National Park is in the south east of the locality.^{[citation needed]}

History

The origin of the name Booroobin may be from the Kabi word booroothabbin, meaning "forest oak tree", or another Indigenous word meaning "scrub possum".^[2][3]

Booroobin State School opened on 8 October 1919 and closed in August 1953.^[4]

The Booroobin Sudbury School opened on 1996 and closed on 4 December 2003.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Booroobin recorded a population of 292, 44.2% female and 55.8% male.^[5] The median age was 45 years, 8 years above the national median of 37. 73.9% of people living in Booroobin were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.1%, New Zealand 3.7%, Finland 1.4%, Lebanon 1%, Hungary 1%. 90.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Hungarian (1.4%), 1% Croatian (1%) and Italian (1%).^[5]

In the 2016 census, Booroobin had a population of 260 people.^[6]

In the 2021 census, Booroobin had a population of 258 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Booroobin. The nearest government primary schools are Maleny State School in Maleny to the north-east, Peachester State School in neighbouring Peachester to the east, and Conondale State School in neighbouring Conondale to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Maleny State High School in Maleny.^[7]

Amenities

Policeman Spur Environmental Reserve is a nature reserve established to protect koalas (26.8002°S 152.7817°E / -26.8002; 152.7817 (Policeman Spur Environmental Reserve)).^[8]